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Temperatures are set to drop in Leicester tonight and gritting teams are heading out.

Roads will get a sprinkling of salt to make sure the roads are safe, ready for people heading out tomorrow.

When freezing temperatures are forecast, the city council send out the gritters to keep us safe on the roads.

File image of a gritter out on the roads in Leicestershire

But which roads will be visited and which ones will be missed out?

This afternoon Leicester City Council tweeted to say that the gritting teams will be out tonight and a statement on its website says: "During wintry conditions our overnight gritting programme makes the roads safer and free of ice for morning traffic."

As part of the council's winter road maintenance, it has a route prepared for where the gritters will go.

Ahead of tonight's cold weather, the council has released a map that shows exactly where the gritters will go.

Grit route for Leicester

Unfortunately, they won't be able to get out to everywhere and some roads are prioritised.

On the council's website, it says: "Whilst we would like to be able to grit all roads, we do not have the resources required and we therefore have to prioritise the roads we treat.

"We cover 180 miles worth of roads in grit, with the priority for salting and snow clearing treatment being main roads, bus routes and other important commuter routes."